LETTUCE AND CELERY ...HOW TO KEEP THEM FRESH

I'VE FORGOTTEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST THAT I HAVE THROWN AWAY  LETTUCE THAT HAS GONE SOGGY AND CELERY THAT HAS GONE LIMP...AND THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN LIMP CELERY!!!!!

ACCORDING TO A BRITISH SURVEY THESE ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMONLY WASTED FOOD ITEMS PURCHASED BY CONSUMERS. SOMETIMES THIS IS DUE TO OVER PURCHASING BUT MOST OFTEN BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USED IN TIME OR THE QUALITY IS NO LONGER GOOD ENOUGH TO USE THEM DUE TO POOR STORAGE

YOU THINK YOU ARE REALLY  ORGANISED  IN PLANNING MENUS TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE FRESH PRODUCE YOU BUY BUT THE INEVITABLE HAPPENS....A SURPRISE MEAL OUT OR YOU SOMETIMES JUST DON'T FANCY WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED...AND ALSO THERE ARE TIMES THAT PRODUCE JUST DOESN'T LAST AS LONG AS YOU THINK IT WILL!!!


I DISCOVERED THIS YEAR THE BEST WAY TO KEEP LETTUCE AND CELERY FRESH FOR MUCH LONGER.

LETTUCE

WASH AND DRY THE LETTUCE LEAVES

CHOOSE A PLASTIC STORAGE BOX THAT WILL HOLD THE AMOUNT OF LETTUCE YOU HAVE.
START WITH A LAYER OF KITCHEN ROLL IN TH BOTTOM OF THE BOX...THEN LAYER LETTUCE AND KITCHEN ROLL UNTIL THE BOX IS FULL. FINISH OFF WITH A LAYER OF KITCHEN ROLL ON THE TOP THEN SEAL THE BOX WITH ITS LID.

.THE KITCHEN ROLL WILL ABSORB EXCESS MOISTURE AND PREVENT THE SOGGY "EFFECT". I HAVE KEPT LETTUCE IN THE FRIDGE FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS IN THIS WAY!!!
I DID TRY THIS WITH THE VERY FINE SALAD LEAVES BUT FOUND IF YOU LEFT THEM TOO LONG THEY WOULD JUST DRY OUT..IT IS BETTER WITH THE CRISPER LETTUCES.


CELERY


UNFORTUNATELY IF NOT STORED CORRECTLY CELERY WILL GO LIMP VERY QUICKLY IN THE FRIDGE. THE FOLLOWING METHOD WILL GUARANTEE THAT THE CELERY WILL STAY CRISP FOR UP TO 2 WEEKS.

FIRSTLY WASH THE CELERY, REMOVE THE LEAVES AND TRIM THE EDGES.

DAMPEN SOME KITCHEN ROLL AND WRAP IT AROUND THE CELERY STALKS

AND THEN WRAP IN SILVER FOIL...TRES SIMPLE!!!

JUST OPEN AND TAKE OUT AS MUCH AS YOU NEED.... THEN RESEAL!

DON'T FORGET TO USE YOUR CELERY LEAVES AND TRIMMINGS FOR SOUP OR
JUICING!!!!


HERES TO KEEPING YOUR GREENS JUICY AND FRESH!!!!!!!!!